“...Find a quiet, secluded place ... Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense His grace."

Matthew 6:6, The Message

Lent: time reflect, to nurture your soul and express gratitude.

Thank you for being part of this sisterhood!

Wendy Campbell, 2023 NTC UWF President.

Lent: a time to focus on our spiritual lives and reflection on our relationship with God...

by Shannon Priddy, UWF Exec & Past President

I like Lent. I like the quiet, spiritual practices I have been able to participate in over the years. . . Lent gives me a spiritual discipline that I may not practice the rest of the year. I know it is a short time and I expect more of myself. . . This year, I urge you to be open to a mixture of old and new practices. Take the time to reflect on . . . Click to read the whole devotion

UWFJust Energy for All

Working Group: Tuesday, March 7th, 2 pm on Zoom

Interested in advancing Just Energy for All in your own community? Looking for spaces to connect with other United Women in Faith leaders focused on Just Energy for All? Please join us for our next Just Energy for All Working Group meeting.

We will discuss February's webinar, Plugging Into Solar Equity. In jurisdictional groups we can share and work toward advancing Solar Equity each of our community's as we and connect with other United Women in Faith leaders who can share their experience with Solar Equity. Register here.

All those working on Just Energy for All at any level of UWF and their friends are invited. Together we'll share best practices, plan and execute actions at the national and local level, deepen connections with Just Energy for All at the national and local level, and expand the work of climate justice among United Women in Faith members. This group meets bi-monthly to share and plan.

Please email us if you have any suggestions for topics to cover for upcoming working groups.

ENVIRONMENTAL & RACIAL JUSTICE event

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Saturday, April 22

10 am - noon at Northaven UMC in Dallas

Registration coming soon!

Are you aware of environmental racism in your community? Racial and environmental justice issues overlap and are intertwined. Our speaker will be Ilka Vega (shown), UWF Executive for Economic and Environmental Justice who attended COP27.The morning will include table talk to discuss in small groups how our communities are affected by these issues and what action steps we can take together and as individuals. Guests are welcome, of course!

Check out our calendar for programs that might interest or inspire you. Here are a few of the upcoming local events listed:

March 8-12: 2023 Oklahoma Indian Mission Immersion Experience

March 18 - UWF 101 - presented by St Luke "Community" UWF

March 25 - A Morning Apart - presented by East District UWF

April 1 - Prayer Breakfast Buffet & Panel, presented by Camp Wisdom UWF

April 13 - Hattie's Luncheon



SEND US YOUR PROGRAMS! Send all your event info including registration links, flyers, time, location and description.

TELL US YOUR STORIES AND ABOUT YOUR MISSION ACTIVITIES!

Send info to news@uwfnorthtexas.org

This year NTC UWF has prayerfully decided to embrace two mission projects. How will you and your local group help this year? More info here.

The Good Neighbor Settlement House

. . . in Brownsville, TX serves both homeless families and 300-500 migrants a day. Migrant families are served a hot meal, given a folder with legal advice, and presented with a tote bag filled with daily necessities. Last year the Good Neighbor Settlement House served 102,000 migrants. This year we are encouraging UWF across the conference to collect items to support their ministry on the border.

Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG)

NTC UWF will be partnering with the Dallas MMIWG organization and indigenous advocate, Jodi Voice Yellowfish, to help reduce the abuse and suffering of indigenous women. Our monetary gifts will be used to bring justice to the victims and end this brutality.